Italy, the USA's next opponent at the World Cup, opened Group E play with a 2-0 win over Ghana on Monday.
Here's how La Stampa rated Marcello Lippi's Azzurri (1=low; 10=high):
Starters:
Gianluigi Buffon (6.0)
Cristian Zaccardo (6.5)
Alessandro Nesta (6.5)
Fabio Cannavaro (6.5)
Fabio Grosso (6.0)
Simone Perrotta (7.0)
Andrea Pirlo (7.5)
Daniele De Rossi (6.0)
Francesco Totti (6.0)
Alberto Gilardino (6.0)
Luca Toni (6.5)
Subs:
Vincenzo Iaquinta (-)
Mauro Camoranesi (-)
Alessandro Del Piero (-)